That’s a great idea, James!! But I think that it will be a U.S. thing mostly, because in other countries we don’t have those signs. I, for one, haven’t seen nothing like that in Mexico (only the “this unit is watched by Batman and my mother-in-law”)

Thats a good idea. I’ve noticed lately they have been changing the Neighborhood watch signs, so instead of that guy you got the all seeing eye on a sign and it says ‘Neighborhood watch’. Have you seen those? Anyway I noticed there are 3 different types of those signs, one with the eye looking left, one with the eye looking right and one with the eye looking forward. I assume those signs are ‘illuminated’ codes for those who understand what they mean about which neighborhood you happen to be in.

I mean its obviously that the guy in the picture is a bad guy because he has the circle and line through him like ghost busters, so we probably are watching him to keep him out of the neighborhood. Although it would be cool to see a movie how that came about, with a crazy guy in black murdering families or something.

Someone else may have dropped this fact before, but actually, I believe Robot Chicken once spoofed that sign; showing the guy who was on it. But it was a joke that lasted only three seconds. And I doubt they were the first to joke about it.

This reminds me of the Psychological Phenomenon known as “Diffusion of Responsibility”. Research for this phenomenon was prompted in 1964 when a women named Kitty Genovese was raped and stabbed to death in her neighbor in front of about a dozen eyewitnesses. The perpetrator stabbed her, drove away, then came back 10 minutes later with a wide brimmed hat to shadow his face, stabbed her again, raped her, then left.

James, you are my Hero. This Idea sounds great. Side Note: You may not work under huge budgets and casts, but don’t sell yourself short, your films are better than most. Think I’m gonna go watch “The Deader the Better” again right now. (showed it to a few friends, they love it)

You should do a DVD release of your favorite short films, etc. you have made!

Good stuff James. Shadowy figure coming right down the middle of the road, slowing coming towards you, in the middle of the night. Like dark as hell, but you can see him just outside of the street light. That image alone has always been a creepy one to me. Kudos!

I think it’s really courageous of you to put an awesome idea like that out there in such an early stage. I lock my unused ideas up in a vault. This story also has potential for a good reversal, where in the third act the presumably evil watchman turns out to actually be protecting us from… “them”.

While I love hearing this insight into future projects, I would strongly recommend that you refrain from sharing such creative ideas in the future. There are a lot of people that stroll through this site and you never know when someone else will take your idea and run with it before you get the chance. So please continue to give us the behind the scenes videos, but keep your creative ideas for future projects to yourself! I am sure many on here will agree that we want you to succeed and the last thing any real fans would want is to see you get ripped off!

I don’t know if you want any ideas from fans for a future movie that may be two or three years down the road after the AVGN movie, but one idea I had while watching the video is that the signs, which are everywhere, actually serve as wards against a spirit that is attracted to every community above, say 300 people on the planet. Then, a windstorm comes along, or a few kids steal the signs from the neighborhood, and from then on, people walking along the street start to see the figure in black with shining eyes just staring at them during the day, there one moment, gone the next. At night there are break-ins, murders, fires, all seeming to happen to people the apparition watched within three days of the sighting, and even with all the technology thrown at the situation, no apparent culprit can be found.

I can’t wait for AVGN The Movie! For NathanielLenox, I think you should write your own screenplay. Just find a screenplay format book, software, and creativity (which you already have) and your good to go. You can register a screenplay with writers guild but you cant register an IDEA.

I also agree with Geekyswede, I cant wait for Horror flicks directed by James Rolfe. I think he can make a horror classic regardless of the budget.

Wow, that’s really imaginative. I remember we had one of those signs in most of the neighborhoods we’ve lived in. The one before this, for sure, not sure if there’s one where we live now. I’m looking forward to what you come up with. I have to admit that’s incredibly interesting!

Seriously James, have you been to imdb lately?? There’s a Sci-fi/Comedy film called Neighbourhood Watch starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill! I think it’s about a plot to destroy the earth or something, and it’s about some dads from a neighbourhood watch, not the mysterious watcher, but I found it so similiar that I just had to comment.

That is actually a really great idea. Everyone has seen those signs in their own neighborhoods across the United States. I remember seeing those signs when I was a kid living in Queens. I used to imagine the silhouette as some kind of specific villain I should be afraid of. You can really play with the idea. It could be a creature that disguises itself as a man to fit in, it could be some supernatural entity, it could be a dangerous human being with no supernatural attributes, or it could be a group of dangerous beings that all dress as pictured on the sign. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Although I recognize that sign with the creepy fedora and coat guy, my neighborhood has its own creepy version of that Neighborhood Watch sign. It has a picture of a row of houses with a huge eyeball floating in the air above them looking down. Even though it’s supposed to represent civilians keeping an eye on crime, the picture has always made me uneasy.